List of number-one digital songs of 2016 (U.S.)

The list of number-one digital songs of 2016 in the United States are based upon the highest-selling downloaded songs ranked in the Digital Songs chart, published by Billboard magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based on each single's weekly digital sales, which combines sales of different versions of a song by an act for a summarized figure.

Chart history

Issue date	Song	Artist(s)	Weekly sales	Ref(s)
January 2	"Mary, Did You Know?"	Jordan Smith	161,000	[1]
January 9	"Hello"	Adele	174,000	[2]
January 16			327,000	[3]
January 23	"Love Yourself"	Justin Bieber	164,000	[4]
January 30			147,000	[5]
February 6			139,000	[6]
February 13	"Work"	Rihanna featuring Drake	126,000	[7]
February 20	"Pillowtalk"	Zayn	267,000	[8]
February 27	"My House"	Flo Rida	136,000	[9]
March 5			135,000	[10]
March 12	"Work"	Rihanna featuring Drake	169,000	[11]
March 19	"Piece by Piece"	Kelly Clarkson	210,000	[12]
March 26	"7 Years"	Lukas Graham	121,000	[13]
April 2			125,000	[14]
April 9	"No"	Meghan Trainor	128,000	[15]
April 16	"7 Years"	Lukas Graham	155,000	[16]
April 23	"Pop Style"	Drake featuring Jay Z and Kanye West	128,000	[17]
April 30	"One Dance"	Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla	119,000	[18]
May 7	"Purple Rain"	Prince and The Revolution	122,000	[19]
May 14			282,000	[20]

See also

• 2016 in music
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2016

References

1. Caulfield, Keith (December 20, 2014). "Adele's '25' Biggest-Selling Album Released Since 2011, Spends Fourth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
2. "Adele Tops Hot 100 for 9th Week". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
3. "Adele's "Hello" spends 10th Week at No. 1 As Twenty One Pilots Flies into Top 10". Billboard.com.
4. "Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' Dethrones Adele's 'Hello' Atop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
5. "Justin Bieber's "Sorry" spends second week at No. 1, Selena Gomez hits top 5". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
6. "Justin Bieber Nos. 1 & 2 on Hot 100, The Chainsmokers Hit Top 10". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
7. "Justin Bieber replaces himself at No. 1 on Hot 100, Rihanna debuts". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
8. "Zayn's 'Pillowtalk' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
9. "Justin Bieber retakes No. 1 from Zayn". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
10. "Rihanna's "Work" Rises to No. 1 on Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
11. "Rihanna spends second week at No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
12. "Rihanna Tops Hot 100 for Third Week, Kelly Clarkson Debuts in Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
13. "Rihanna Rules Hot 100 for Fourth Week". Billboard. March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
14. "Rihanna Rules Hot 100 for Fifth Week, Ariana Grande Debuts at No. 10". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
15. "Rihanna's "Work" Leads Hot 100 for Sixth Week, Meghan Trainor Hits Top 10". Billboard. March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
16. "'Work' Week: Rihanna Tops Hot 100 for Seventh Week, Fifth Harmony Earns First Top 10 Hit". Billboard. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
17. "Rihanna Tops Hot 100 for Eighth Week, Ties the Beatles for Second-Most Total Weeks at No. 1". April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
18. "Rihanna Rules Hot 100, Desiigner's 'Panda' Pushes to No. 2 & Justin Bieber Makes History". April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
19. "Prince's 'Purple Rain' Is the Week's Top-Selling Song, as 6 of His Classics Re-Enter Hot 100". April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
20. "Desiigner Holds Off Drake Atop Hot 100, Prince & Beyonce Hit Top 10". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

External links

• Current Digital Songs chart